Marissa Alexander has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Marissa is the victim here. Her husband beat her while she was pregnant. After yet another beating, Alexander fired a warning shot which traveled through a wall and into the ceiling. That shot saved her life. Prosecutor Angela Corey did not take into account that Marissa Alexander:
Had a court injunction against her crazed husband,Had Given Birth 9 Days Earlier,Was trained to use a weapon and earned a concealed weapons permit.

This was a terrible interview. Almost no pertinent questions asked, nor was Zimet given an opportunity to lay out what the trial errors were. Tom Joyner clearly didn't prepare for this discussion, not even knowing that Zimet was not her trial attorney. No one had any clarity about SYG aspects of this case. People asking questions over each other and clearly no one having prepared for the interview at all. A badly missed opportunity to get out the facts on her case. Really disappointing. They could have done something so much more helpful with this interview.

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About Me

While pregnant, Marissa Alexander was battered by her husband. On August 1 2010, her premature baby girl, born nine days earlier, was in the Baptist South N.I.C.U. fighting for her life while Marissa fought for life in her own home against an attacker - her husband. She is currently sitting in the Pretrial Detention Facility in Jacksonville FL, Duval County awaiting a sentence for three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with no intent to harm. She was also charged with child abuse because she fired a warning shot in the ceiling of her home. She owned a legitimate and current gun permit that she was trained to used.